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Jake Flores | |
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| Born | 1986or1987(age 37–38) [1] |
| Occupation(s) | Stand-up comedian, podcaster |
| Years active | c. 2005-present |
| Website | www |
Jake Flores is a Mexican-American stand-up comedian and podcaster from Texas now living in New York City. He has released two albums on Stand Up! Records: 2014's Humours, and 2021's Bad Omen.
Flores was born in San Antonio, Texas, and grew up in Houston. [2] His father is not a first generation Mexican immigrant; his mother, who is white, is originally from the Midwest. [2] [3] [4]
Flores began performing comedy in Austin, Texas, when he was 19, after dropping out of the University of Texas at Austin. [1] [5] [6] [7] [8] In 2007, he performed in the finals of NBC's Stand Up For Diversity contest. [9] He moved to Brooklyn, New York, at age 27. [6] [10] [11]
Flores identifies himself as politically left. [4] [12] Flores received attention following his jokes about killing ICE agents that led to an investigation by Homeland Security. [7] [13] The incident was written about in publications including Reason and The New York Post, [14] and Flores was interviewed about it on several podcasts. [3] [4] [9] [15] He also discusses the incident on his album Bad Omen. [16]
He has performed across the U.S., [1] and at festivals including Austin's Fun Fun Fun Fest, [17] SXSW, [18] The Fest in Gainesville, Florida, [18] Moontower Comedy Festival, [6] New Orleans' Hell Yes Fest, [19] the touring road show of Comedy Central's Roast Battle , [6] [20] and at events for the anti-capitalist streaming service Means TV. [21] [22]
He has written for The New York Observer , [23] Cracked , [24] and the New York Times, [25] and has contributed to Vice . [26]
He has released two albums on Stand Up! Records: 2014's Humours, and 2021's Bad Omen. [16] Both albums were met with mixed reviews." [27]
Flores has been involved in several podcasts, and hosts one of his own. In 2017, he started Pod Damn America, a podcast he hosts with other comedians. [22] [28]
In 2019, he and anthropologist and comedy booker Luisa Díez started “Why You Mad?” . [29] [30]
He also hosted Mr. Cleo, a comedy podcast about a telephone-psychic scam artist, for 25 episodes in 2017–18. [6] [31]
He appeared on several episodes of Cum Town before having a falling out with host Nick Mullen. [32]
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